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2023: Billionaire politician, Jimoh Ibrahim, declares for Senate

Billionaire business mogul, Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has declared his intention to run for Ondo South Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ibrahim last contested for the governorship election on the platform of defunct ANPP.

He made the declaration on Thursday in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo Atate after meeting with leaders and chieftains of the APC in Igbotako Ward 1 and 2 .

Ibrahim appreciated the APC leaders for believing in him, saying that the meeting was to get prepared for the party’s primary election scheduled for May.

The billionaire noted that there was need for him to keep the leaders abreast of his political interest.

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“I made the decision after due consultations with family members, APC stakeholders and chieftains of Igbotako Ward 1 and Ward 2.

“There is need for a representative who have capacity to make life-changing impacts in the senatorial district.

“People will benefit more from the largesse in the district when I become a senator, because I have a large heart to bring positive transformation to the senatorial district,” Ibrahim said.

Senato Nicholas Tofowomo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who hails from Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo is the current senator representing Ondo South at the National Assembly.

Ondo South consists of six local government areas: Okitipupa, Irele, Ilaje, Ese-Odo, Odogbo and Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo.

 The Star

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